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Project ID:

08-1-2-04

Year:

2008

Date Started:

08/01/2008

Date Completed:

03/04/2011

Title:

Doubling Knowledge on Fire and Eastern Invasive Plants in the Fire Effects Information System

Project Proposal Abstract:

This project will provide extensive coverage in the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) of eastern nonnative invasive plants, more than doubling the amount of information in the system on this topic. Managers have been coming to FEIS for reviews of scientific knowledge about fire-related topics since 1986. Reviews of nonnative invasive plant species were limited in FEIS until 2000, when the Joint Fire Science Program supported a project that doubled the number of invasive species reviewed in the system. Nevertheless, many eastern nonnative invasive species are not covered by FEIS. This project will update reviews of eastern nonnative invasive plants already in the system (approximately 30 reviews) and add new reviews on 40 or more species. In addition, it will describe knowledge gaps in the scientific literature regarding hundreds of eastern invasive species and fire, and it will provide this information on the FEIS website in a form easy to retrieve and use. Finally, the project will provide information, training materials, and presentations to increase effective, efficient use of FEIS among fire managers and managers of invasive species in the eastern states. The project addresses Task 2 of RFA-08-01 by gathering knowledge about fire and eastern invasive species into one easily-accessible location and creating new understanding of that information, especially regarding
-how nonnative invasive plant species respond to fire and alter fire effects on native plant communities
-how fire suppression activities and fire exclusion policy influence plant invasions
-how invasives alter fire regime characteristics such as intensity, severity, seasonality, and frequency
-how fire might be used to reduce invasions
By synthesizing information on fire and invasive plant species for the eastern states and compiling information on knowledge gaps in FEIS, an easily accessible, much-used database housed on the Forest Service website, this project will improve the quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of fire and invasive species management.

Principal Investigator:

Jane Kapler Smith

Agency/Organization:

Forest Service

Branch or Dept:

RMRS-Fire Sciences Lab-Missoula

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Co-Principal Investigator	Janet L. Fryer	Forest Service	RMRS-Fire Sciences Lab-Missoula
Co-Principal Investigator	Kristin L. Zouhar	Forest Service	RMRS-Fire, Fuel & Smoke Science Program
Federal Cooperator	Jane Kapler Smith	Forest Service	RMRS-Fire Sciences Lab-Missoula

Project Locations

Fire Science Exchange Network

Alaska

Appalachian

California

Great Basin

Great Plains

Lake States

Northern Rockies

Northwest

Oak Woodlands

Pacific

South

Southern Rockies

Southwest

Tallgrass

Level	State	Agency	Unit
NATIONAL		MULTIPLE

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Gaps in Knowledge About Fire and Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive forb Persicaria longiseta (Oriental lady’s thumb). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive vines Dioscorea alata (water yam), D. bulbifera (air yam), D. pentaphylla (fiveleaf yam), D. polystachya (Chinese yam) and D. sansibarensis (Zanzibar yam). Provides comprehensive review of available information on regeneration, succession, relationships of these species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of fire research in small experimental plots in mature second-growth forest on fire effects and postfire response of two invasive plant species (Rosa multiflora (mulitflora rose) and Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass))and native understory species in the Central Hardwoods region.	View
Synthesis of fire research on the response of herbaceous species, including the nonnative Phalaris arundinacea, to seasonal burning in experimental tallgrass prairie plots. Provides a focused review of 5 individual papers covering fire research in two tallgrass prairie sites.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive forb Polygonum aviculare (prostrate knotweed). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive shrub Euonymus alatus (winged burning bush). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive tree Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive forb Coronilla varia (crownvetch). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive forb Aegopodium podagraria (goutweed). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive tree Paulownia tomentosa (princesstree). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive grass Neyraudia reynaudiana (silkreed). Provides a comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive forb Cirsium palustre (marsh thistle). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive forbs Dipsacus fullonum (common teasel) and D. laciniatus (cut-leaved teasel). Provides comprehensive review of available information on regeneration, succession, relationships of these species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View
Synthesis of knowledge on the biology and ecology of the nonnative invasive vine Euonymus fortunei (wintercreeper). Provides comprehensive review of information on regeneration, succession, relationships of the species to fire, and fire management considerations.	View